Oedipus The King-a Tangled Web :: Oedipus Rex, Sophocles

The choir represents the voice of the people, the voice of the masses. People often conform to this uniform truth, they want to be analogous other people. This conformation leads to a uniform voice from the public. This voice is oftenignorant to the truth, seemingly to the point that it creates its own truth. This is seen often in Oedipus the world power, by Sophocles. They imagine that Oedipus is godly, flat when they have found reveal that he is the cause of their plague. It is not until the end that their haze of wild truth clears, and they turn against Oedipus.The idea that the people handle with a unified voice is seen whenever they speak. Never does one individual stray from this one voice. This is seen in the Strophes and Antistrophes, the choir speaks as a whole. At the start of the, the choir shows unquestioning faith in Oedipus. They believe that he is godly, that since he ended the Sphinx&8217s reign of terror, that he would stop the plague. They believed this wit hout question, they had no doubts that Oedipus would find a cure. They even came to Oedipus with &8220olive boughs all wreathed in woe, the same way one would go to a altar when they wanted something urgently. This shows their faith in Oedipus. This faith blinds them to the truth. When they find out that it could be Oedipus that is the cause of the plague, they still follow Oedipus blindly. They do not see the truth, they create their own. They become so deeply entwined in their own web of waterfall truths, that they do not realize what is really happening. They do not believe the Oracle, &8220Show me the man speaking stone from Delphi damned shows their disbelief in the oracle. This further reinforces their false truths, their blind faith toward Oedipus. Eventually this haze of false truths clears, and they see reality.Even when they are confronted with the truth, they follow Oedipus. WhenOedipus is pondering whether or not he could have killed King Laius, they encourage Oedipus. & 8220But wait until you&8217ve heard the witness speak. Have hope,this shows their faith in Oedipus. &8220Your Laius prophecies are turned to liesshows their belief in the oracle. They feel he is lying, and protract their praise of Oedipus. This belief does not last forever, the web of false truths dissipates, and they see Oedipus for who he really is.